The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-04
WASHINGTON.
The President Receives and Ac-
cepts Another Invitation to
Visit Kansas City.
he Expresses Pleasure at Its Non
Partisan Characteristic
of the Visit.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Kansas City
deleration, which come to Wa shington to
invite the president to visit Kansas City
during his contemplated western trlp,were
accorded special reception IN the east
room of the White House about noon to
day. There were over 100 persons in the
party, including ladies. AS soon as the
president entered, he was met by Mr.. Nc
Donald, who presented G. N. Allen, chair
man of the delegation, and each of the
other members in turn. When this form.
atty was over, Mr.. Allen advanced and
addressed the president, extending to him
very cordial and pressing invitation to
visit Kansas City when he goes west in the
fall.
The president replied as follows:
"Mr Allen and Gentlemen should
not be frank with yoa if protested that
the invitation which you have just so
pleasantly and cordially extended was the
first intimation have had of your wish
that should see you at your beautiful
home. I have thought that any trip l
might make taking me in your nelghbor-
hood would be incomplete and wanting In
advantage and profit if it did not include
short stay in your active, stirring city.
was specially pleased that the invitation
which yon so kindly extended to me has
no partisan or political feature, but that
the partie to it are people of Kansas GIFT
DESTROYS of exhibiting to their servant any
chief magistrate of all the people whad
thew have done and contributed towards
the national greatness and prosperity of
which every American citizen is proud, or
should be, and the pleasure which the non
political feature of your invitation has
given me is increased by the fact that
Kansas City is represented by the parties
who are actually engaged in divers enter
prises, which have made your city great
and prosperous, and that every interest
which she fosters has place in the
delegation see before me. l want to see
your city, and can discern no opportun-
ity to do so unless I extend the trip to st.
Louis already determined on, and
including Kansas City among the
places l shall visit. The con-
sideraion, I have already given
the subject and the heartiness and sim
cerity of your invitation induces me to
accept it at once. My time upon this
contemplated trip will of course, be linn
tied and many places which L should be
glad 10 see must be passed by, but l am
so free from doubt as to what l should do
in response to your invitation, that
think Il would be affectation to do other
wise than to assure you that your city
sha be included in my scheme. l cannot
now f1 the exact date when | will be with
YOU, but snail be glad to arrange that and
other details hereafter with those acting
in your behalf. 1 might add, in general
way, that the time of my visit will be
between the 1st and 18th of October"
The Presidents remarks were loudly
eheored, and as the applause subsidized, he
turned TO Mr.. Allen and remarked, soto
voce:
'lf this is an evidence of the way you
will treat me, when I get to Kansas City,
don't know when l shall be able to leave
there"
MIR. Cleveland then spent some time in
examining the invitation which was lying
on tho table beside him. 1t is a large vol
ume handsomely bound i'll seal skin, anc
bearing or white satin panel, inserted Oh
the cover he words:
'Kansa5 City to President Cleveland ane
Mrs. Cleveland, greeting, 1887"
The first six pages of the book contains
six allegorical figures in water colors, illus
trated, of the resources of Kansas City
and the states of Kansas, Missouri, Texas
Colorado and the Indian Territory.
Then follow the $1,000 signatures, which
were obtained in seven days.
The president, having completed his
examination of the invitation, was intro
duced TO the ladies accompanying thu
party, who told him frankly that the!
were not half so DESTROYS of seeing hin
in Kansas City as they were of seeing
Mrs Cleveland. The doors leading int
the corridor had in the mean time beef
thrown open, and the delegation passed
through the red, green and blue roomH
then proceeded to the steps lead
ing into the war department, where tn
party was photographed.